tRNA

noun

ˌtē-ˌär-ˌen-ˈā 

ˈtē-ˌär-ˌen-ˌā

: transfer rna

Examples of tRNA in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These tRNA modifications can be a key driver of cancer and resistance to chemotherapy, and they are also linked to developmental and neurological diseases. — Marlene Belfort, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026

Lovisa Afzelius, an origination partner at Flagship Pioneering and chief executive of Alltrna, says the company could potentially use a single tRNA drug to treat thousands of diseases that stem from the same genetic mutation. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021

To find out, the team compared Klosneuvirus’s aminoacyl tRNA synthetase sequences with other forms of the enzymes across the tree of life. — Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2017

For example, most viruses lack aminoacyl tRNA synthetase enzymes, which shuttle amino acids onto transfer RNA molecules; these in turn make their way to the ribosome, dropping off their cargo to build proteins from the chains of amino acids. — Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

tRNA

noun

ˌtē-ˌär-ˌen-ˈā, ˈtē-ˌär-ˌen-ˌā 

: transfer rna